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Riding the Circuits: Practice in the Third Circuit

Writing appellate briefs and presenting oral argument. The unique characteristics of the Third Circuit thatdifferentiate it from other appellate courts. Motions and Rule 28(j) letter practice.
JD Supra

D.C. Circuit Ends FERC Practice of Delaying Judicial Review Through Tolling Orders

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, sitting en banc, has ruled that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) cannot delay the time for a judicial appeal by issuing a tolling order.
JD Supra

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Worsens Headaches for Employers Negotiating Pattern or Practice EEOC Claims

Section 707 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act allows the EEOC to file suit against an employer for a "pattern or practice" of discrimination. In the 1970s, the Supreme Court held that the ...
The National Law Review

Two-to-One- Ninth Circuit Aligns with the Third Circuit in Circuit Split on Injunctive Relief Under the Norris-LaGuardia Act

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IPWatchdog

Capella Photonics Challenges Federal Circuit Practice of Judgments Without Opinions

Capella Photonics, Inc. has filed a petition for certiorari arguing that the Federal Circuit’s practice of issuing judgments without opinion pursuant to Federal Circuit Rule 36 in appeals from the ...
Reason

The Department of Justice's "Longstanding" General Practice of Intracircuit Nonacquiescence

During oral argument in the birthright citizenship cases, Justices Kagan and Barrett seemed very troubled by Solicitor General Sauer's description of the Department of Justice's "general" policy ...